During Michael and Kathy's visit we decided to go to the Singapore Zoo with them. It has been about six years since we last visited the zoo and while some things have remained the same, a lot has changed too. The zoo is still the same, but a new section called the River Safari has been added. The River Safari is a river-themed wildlife park and it has been built around the Upper Seletar Reservoir. It is home to a variety of water animals, land animals and Singapore's very own giant panda bears (well they are actually on loan from China).
Singapore's two giant panda bears are Kai Kai (the male) and Jia Jia (the female). Kai Kai is six years old and Jia Jia is five. Kai Kai and Jia Jia arrived from Chengdu, China in September 2012 and they received a huge welcome (there was so much excitement when they arrived). Needless to say, they are the main attraction at the River Safari and very popular with visitors.
We spent the whole day at the zoo and River Safari and it was great to see some of the animals who have always been part of the zoo like the orangutans and elephants, and also the new additions like the giant pandas, the endangered Indian gharial (fish-eating crocodile) and the Chinese giant salamander.
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